The Department of Family Medicine offers a full-service residency program. The faculty includes not only committed educators, but also seasoned clinicians and successful researchers. The residency program has 37 years of success in training family physicians for Iowa and the nation. We do obstetrics and perform a wide range of procedures. We take care of the elderly, the very young, and everyone in between – in the office and in the hospital. Our research division, with its core of tenured faculty, is advancing the frontiers of our discipline.

But perhaps the most important thing we offer you is something that is harder to put into words than a list of our program's many strengths. It is this: We care about each other as people. We respect and value the effort that it takes all of us to succeed every day. Excellence in medicine, like anything worth striving for, isn't achieved without effort and hard work. We can, and do, promise to honor your sincerity and commitment, support you when the going gets tough, encourage you when you need a push to reach your goal and keep you company as you begin your journey.

We will provide you with a world class education …Easy to say, hard to live up to.

Because of our faculty (14 of which are listed on the “Best Doctors in America” database), our staff and our excellent residents, our residency program is prepared to take you where you need to go. Our graduates practice in locations from small towns in Iowa to New York City. From staffing emergency rooms, to academic medicine, to the rewarding life of the practitioner, we will prepare you be just the kind of family doctor you have always imagined being.

Michael Maharry, MD
Residency Director